Feedlot Disease Losses
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro19837374Keywords:
disease losses, shrink, morbidity,, mortality, cost of gainAbstract
What does it really cost when an animal gets sick? A question that is extremely important to our organization.
We feed over 250,000 animals a year in Southwest Kansas and the Oklahoma Panhandle. To support decision making we have a computer data management section which has helped us review and analyze the performance of selected groups of animals during the last three years.One question addressed when we started was the association of shrink to morbidity, mortality and cost of gain. Animal groups were selected for review based upon their homologous characteristics such as origin, weight, genetic background and season of the year fed.
